Pickin' It Out with Andrew Pope

this week, i am so honored to be pickin it out with a legend in country and bluegrass music, ricky skaggs. we talked about everything from getting his very first mandolin to working with dolly parton to his latest single 'say a prayer'. a great conversation with a music legend. don't miss this'n yall.

this week, i am pickin it out with the founder of lucky dog guitars, mr. anthony sims. we had a great conversation about everything from how he started building these one of a kind guitars, to stories about merle haggard and redd volkaert, george jones and don williams, as well as his honky tonk days. anthony's story should really inspire anybody that watches this. don't miss it y'all.

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sometimes, no introduction is needed. this week, i am pickin it out with one of my biggest heroes and a man i am proud to call a friend, mr. travis tritt. if you have ever wanted to just sit and talk with travis tritt, do not miss this very candid episode with a country music legend (that NEEDS to be in the country music hall of fame). we talked about his friendships with folks like hank williams jr and waylon jennings, how he never moved to nashville, why he ever wanted to write a song, our mutual friend miss jeannie c riley, the state of country music today and so much more. if you are a newcomer in the music industry, travis also gives some invaluable advice. a lot of times i say don't miss this'n but right now i am going to tell you to absolutely NOT miss this. i appreciate travis having us out to his home to film this conversation. 

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this week it sure is an honor to be pickin it out with the daughter of george jones and tammy wynette, miss georgette jones lennon. we talked about her growing up with country music royalty, the truth about her parents, some great stories about dolly parton and loretta lynn, and her own career in country music as well as the duet she recorded with her daddy, you and me and time, which she also cowrote.  don't miss this'n yall. 

special thanks to mike owens at the pickin post in fort payne alabama for lettin us shoot this episode there. 

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this week we are pickin it out with a good ol mississippi boy and one of the best voices in country music, jeff bates. jeff has quite a story, maybe one of the best in country music period. he went from addiction to redemption in a way that nobody else has and we about had church on this'n. God really moved through this conversation and i'm so glad for that. do not miss this special episode y'all.

special thanks to my buddy mike owens for letting us film at the pickin post in fort payne alabama.

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this week you are in for quite a treat because i am pickin it out with a couple of legends in country music, peanutt and charlene montgomery. now peanutt wrote over 70 songs for george jones and tammy wynette. he also wrote songs for emmylou harris, hank williams jr, melba montgomery, and many more. you might have seen them on shows like 'tales from the tour bus' or 'george and tammy' but you have never seen them like this.

i apologize for the audio issues in this episode. it was filmed in april 2026, before i upgraded all of my equipment, so we had some mic problems. after a lot of thought, i decided this episode is too good not to publish so i hope y'all will enjoy this as much as i did and please forgive me for the sound problems in this one.

this week, i am pickin it out with one of my favorite real country music artists these days, mo pitney. we talk about everything from mo meeting merle haggard to the bible to the current state of his longtime record deal with curb records.

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Website - https://www.mopitney.com

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Website: https://www.woodfeathersandfur.com

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this week i am pickin it out with mr. tommy barnes. tommy has written songs for hank williams jr, little texas, tim mcgraw and many more. don't miss this in depth hilarious conversation about the crazy mind of a songwriter and what makes it tick.

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get ready for some of the wildest george jones stories you have ever heard. you may have seen this man on 'tales from the tour bus', but you ain't never seen him like this. this week we are pickin' it out with mr. wayne oliver. wayne used to book shows for george jones as well as hank williams jr., and a whole lot more. trust me when i say, y'all do not want to miss this one. a lot of untold history here. also, a very special thanks to wayne's son, john wayne oliver. ---SUBSCRIBE on YOUTUBE: DOWNLOAD, RATE & REVIEW ON APPLE PODCASTS: http://smarturl.it/apple-pickinitout​---Find Andrew:Andrew on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/theandrewpope​

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welp, i can't believe its already our 50th episode of pickin' it out this week, but here we are. and boy do i have a guest for y'all. this man right here is one of the biggest legends in country music and i sure was honored to spend some time with the one and only mr. gene watson. trust me when i say, you do not want to miss this very rare conversation with gene watson.